Background: Today's study was examining the sorts of decisions that people make in everyday life. While a lot of research has been done to see how people make many different kinds of decisions, there is surprisingly little research which looks at which kinds of decisions people make most often and care the most about.
Purpose of this study: We are hoping to better understand exactly what decisions matter to people, how people are making decisions, and what decisions people are having trouble making the right choice for. We're also interested in whether certain qualities of decisions (e.g., how hard they are to make, or how many options there are, or whether they involve other people) are related to each other, as well as what leads people to "put off" or "delay" or even "avoid" making decisions.
Your part: The part you play in this research is very important! Just giving us an idea about the decisions you've made and their characteristics helps us to understand what sorts of decisions real people are making.
Follow-up: Another important part of this research is finding out how these decisions turn out. By providing us with a description of how your decision turned out, you have helped us to predict what sorts of decisions turn out well and poorly, and what causes people to put off making decisions.
Feedback and further information: If you have additional questions about this study, please feel free to ask the experimenter, or email Famous Researcher at fresearc (at) uoregon.edu, 541-346-1234 or his advisor, Lotsa Pubs, lotsap (at) uoregon.edu, 541-346-4321. If you have any questions concerning your rights as a research participant, please contact the Office for the Protection of Human Subjects, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, 541-346-2510, or email hscoord (at) uoregon.edu.
Thank you for participating!